PPC signs on a public road

enfield_freddy

two weeks ago I forwarded photo,s of a PPC blatently targeting a public road , I asked for a full investigation , and sanction points issued to the PPC


a reply has now been received


what a cracker


Good morning

Please contact the local Council responsible for this area with regard to this matter. If you are concerned about the legalities please contact Trading Standards Office nearest to this incident. We are not a legal entity or a regulatory body and cannot give legal advice.

The Approved Operator Scheme (AOS) and its Code of Practice was developed by the BPA to bring a degree of regulation to an industry without primary legislation. Regrettably as we are not a regulatory authority, we are not empowered to become involved in individual disputes between the motorist and the car park operator and have no authority to overturn an operator’s decision. Therefore, any action regarding your individual circumstances are out of our control and should be directed to the operator.

As a membership association and not a regulatory body we cannot recall charges progressed to a debt collection and have no power to intervene in the appeals procedure with either the operator or POPLA and cannot request an operator to cancel, refund or recall any parking charge notices referred to a debt collection agency.

We can however investigate evidence of a possible breach of any of the points raised in the Code of Practice.

The private parking landscape significantly improved for motorists who had received a PCN and felt that it had been issued inappropriately issued on 1st October 2012 when the BPA launched POPLA (Parking on Private Land Appeals) in England and Wales – a service that gave the motorist the chance to have their case independently heard by suitably qualified assessors after having their initial representations to the parking operator rejected. POPLA is free to the motorist, fully funded by the private parking sector and its decisions are binding on the operator but not on the motorist. Since the arrival of POPLA over 35,000 motorists have had their appeal independently assessed and at no cost to them.

Yours sincerely
AOS Investigations Team
British Parking Association
Email: [EMAIL="aos@britishparking.co.uk"]aos@britishparking.co.uk[/EMAIL]
Web: www.britishparking.co.uk


in other words sod off , we won,t sanction our "members"

bazster

enfield_freddy wrote: »

We can however investigate evidence of a possible breach of any of the points raised in the Code of Practice.

Well do it then! Operating on land without authority is a CoP breach!

Coupon-mad

Forward it to the DVLA asking why the BPA appear unable to investigate a clear breach of the CoP and indeed a breach of KADOE:

brian.dodge@dvla.gsi.gov.uk

and the local Council as well, and your local paper.

Grimble

Forward this to Uncle Eric Pickles.

Marktheshark

What have the police said ?

enfield_freddy

the police (when asked) said that it was a civil , not criminal act , private parking is civil sir !!!!!!!


I think they have just been outed!


I made a formal complaint , and even tho there email says "We can however investigate evidence of a possible breach of any of the points raised in the Code of Practice."
they are refusing , and passing the buck back to trading standards/counsils

Marktheshark

I would write to the chief constable demanding they take action as this is very clearly fraud.

Coupon-mad

No point, Police have better things to do. Newspaper, DVLA and the Highways section of the Council.

enfield_freddy

or even the regulatory body set up when POFA was started,




oh wait ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a flying pig

Marktheshark

Coupon-mad wrote: »

No point, Police have better things to do. Newspaper, DVLA and the Highways section of the Council.

All police services in the Uk have a fraud department, it is part of the CID.

Coupon-mad

We know - and they have far better things to do.